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How teaching unions fell out of love with Labour
After a promising start to relations between the Labour government and the education unions, tensions have started to rise. Will an unfunded pay award be the tipping point for another series of strikes?
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Schools’ CIF odds improve slightly - but most projects miss out
Nearly seven in 10 applications to Condition Improvement Fund failed to secure funding, but DfE did approve 813 projects in the 2026-27 round
Andrew O’Neill seconded for another year as DfE policy adviser
Headteacher of All Saints Catholic College in London was first seconded to the Department for Education last summer to bring 'frontline expertise' to policymaking
How teaching unions fell out of love with Labour
After a promising start to relations between the Labour government and the education unions, tensions have started to rise. Will an unfunded pay award be the tipping point for another series of strikes?
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PE and sport premium for primary schools scrapped
Replacement of the PE and sport premium with a new school sports 'partnerships network' has been described as 'deeply concerning' by heads' leaders
Schools could face more legal disputes, SEND experts warn
Lawyers, charities and school leaders voice fears about the impact of planned SEND reforms on schools' relationships with parents and the volume of complaints
DfE set to fall ‘significantly short’ on school nurseries target
Most primary schools without a nursery do not intend to open one and many lack suitable space, research finds
Statutory social media ban for under-16s demanded by MPs
Schools should not be able to adopt the 'not seen or heard' policy on mobile phones, education committee argues
Give review panels power to reinstate excluded pupils, says charity
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Globeducate acquires Spanish school with 75-year history
The acquisition strengthens the international school group’s presence in Spain, where it originated
Revealed: the trickiest times-table question faced in schools
Findings come shortly before the statutory multiplication tables check opens for schools' Year 4 pupils
Teach First to be awarded flagship teacher training contract
The High Potential Initial Teacher Training programme will be a key part of the government's plans to recruit 6,500 more teachers by the end of the current Parliament
Ofsted will update toolkits to ‘clarify’ approach to disadvantage
Watchdog director insists that achievement grades from inspections are 'fair' – despite fears that schools with more disadvantaged pupils are being penalised
DfE urged to tackle unequal spread of pupils with SEND in schools
Pupils with SEND are being 'clustered' in a small number of schools that are strong on inclusion, creating unsustainable pressure and limiting others’ ability to build stronger practice, warns NFER research
Trott urges ‘separate provision’ for boys and girls in AP
Shadow education secretary says the current alternative provision system is 'patchy' and the quality is 'not good enough across the board'